OpenStreetMap
The Path That Went Viral
Pleatst troch UrbanRoaming op 10 july 2025 yn it English. Lêst bywurke op 13 july 2025.OpenStreetMap went viral! Well, sort of.
A recent Instagram video highlighted an area where Pokémon Go had better trail coverage than Google Maps. You can see for yourself:
Currently, the video has over 12.6 million views and 733 thousand likes!
As you probably know, Pokémon Go uses OSM for its map data. So it’s cool seeing it acknowledged that OSM data performed better, even if it was misguided as a compliment towards Pokémon Go/Niantic.
With a little bit of searching, I found the path that they were on: Way #518694188. Added 8 years ago by BikeRoad.
Discussion
Reäksje fan Le_Sharkoïste op 12 july 2025 om 01.41 oere
Here less than 5% (let alone 1%) of people will recognize it as OSM data.
Reäksje fan wjfarnell op 12 july 2025 om 04.10 oere
It’s just nice to know that the data is helping people.
Reäksje fan Preston Maness ☭ (aspensmonster) op 12 july 2025 om 20.42 oere
Nice!
Reäksje fan UrbanRoaming op 13 july 2025 om 15.50 oere
@Le_Sharkoïste agreed! But it’s fun to see OSM edits appreciated either way!